Ottawa – Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, and Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, issued the following statement about Canada’s dairy tariff rate quota (TRQ) policies under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
“Canada is very disappointed that New Zealand has decided to continue to challenge Canada’s dairy TRQ system. We have been through this before and have consistently and successfully defended our dairy sector and supply management from trade challenges under CUSMA and the CPTPP.
“The Government of Canada will always defend our supply management, firmly standing up for Canada’s dairy industry, farmers and workers and the communities they support.
“New Zealand continues to be an important, like-minded partner for Canada and we will engage in the process in good faith. We are confident that Canada’s new policies fulfill Canada’s obligation to eliminate the non-conformity identified by the panel.”